racial profiling
Racial profiling in law enforcement is a deep-rooted issue with far-reaching ramifications; voice your take on 'broken-windows' policing and controversies surrounding race and crime.
Impact of Diversity on the Criminal Justice System
Reviewing the case of State v. Hunt, we learn that the blood type did not match Mr. Hunt’s blood type. Today it is important to examine the crime scene thoroughly because there is a lot of valuable information in a single droplet of blood. Blood samples help not only the victim but also the possible accused attacker. (Pokupcic, 2017) In 1987 DNA evidence was first used in the United States for investigations. Thus, making the fact that the assailant’s DNA not was not a match an irrelevant fact at the time. (EasyDNA, 2021) While Mr. Hunt had proof in October of 1994 the jury still found him guilty even though the semen found and tested was not his. They stated that they never found semen and it was not in the criminal report. The judge ruled that when they “found” semen and it was tested that it was not enough evidence to prove his innocence. After nineteen long years Mr. Hunt was released because his attorney asked that Hunt’s DNA be run through the database which concluded to find evidence that the murderer was already in prison for another murder and Mr. Hunt was released and awarded almost two million dollars as compensation for the years they robbed him of. (Michigan Law, 2019) I feel that these advancements in DNA testing have made it so that it is easier to make sure that this type of mistake (committing an innocent individual) does not happen again.
By Ella Dorman2 years ago in Criminal
The Murder of Yoshi Hattori, Killed While Looking for a Halloween Party
Let’s start with a little bit about who Yoshihiro Hattori was. He was born in Nagoya, Japan, which for reference is about 4 and a half hours away from Tokyo, to his mother Mieko and his father Masaichi — and I want to bring them up now because they play a big part in this story.
By Serial Napper3 years ago in Criminal
Botched No-Knock Warrant Ends in Death of 92-Year-Old Woman
Little is known about the life of 92-year-old Ms. Kathryn Johnston prior to 2006, though on November 21 of the year, she lived alone in her home on Neal Street in Atlanta, Georgia, when undercover police officers barged inside, pumping more than 39 rounds into her home, six hitting Ms. Johnston, after executing a no-knock warrant.
By True Crime Writer3 years ago in Criminal
The State of Missouri Just Murdered A Disabled Black Man
On October 5th, 2021, a 61-year-old mentally disabled man named Ernest Lee Johnson was executed. He was convicted of killing three people during a 1994 convenience store robbery in Columbia, Missouri, after which he was placed in a Bonne Terre prison.
By Ilana Quinn3 years ago in Criminal
What Really Happened to Sandra Bland?
Sandra Bland spoke out against civil rights in the final years of her life, never missing an opportunity to spread the word about racial injustice and police brutality. Four years after her 2016 death, Bland continued talking when videos of the traffic stop that ultimately led to her death came to light in 2019.
By True Crime Writer3 years ago in Criminal
The Gabby Petito Case Sheds Light On Racism Within The Media: Here’s Why. Top Story - September 2021.
It's not just true crime fans who have been following the missing persons (and now officially homicide) case of 22-year-old Gabby Petito. Gabby and her fiance departed for a cross country road trip in a van they outfitted to function as their accommodations.
By Alisan Keesee3 years ago in Criminal
OTHAL TOREYANE RESHEEN WALLACE
THIS MAN HAD NO INTENTIONS OF CAUSING BODILY HARM! THIS MAN, MR. WALLACE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE IN HIS CAR. HE WAS ALONE, NOT MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE, NOT CAUSING A SCENE. HE WAS APPROACHED, PHYSICALLY TOUCHED, AND HARRASSED, NOT EVEN BEING TOLD WHY HE WAS BEING QUESTIONED BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE COP EVEN FELT IT NECESSARY TO USE UNNECESSARY FORCE BY ATTEMPTING TO REPEATEDLY PUSH MR.WALLACE BACK INTO HIS VEHICLE. THIS WHOLE ENCOUNTER WAS NOT NEEDED AND CONTINUES TO SHOW THE OFFICERS TAKING THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
By $LeavieScott74143 years ago in Criminal
NYPD Blame "Abnormal Homosexual Sex" After Brutal Sodomization of Abner Louima
On the evening of August 9, 1997, NYPD officers from the 70th Precinct responded to calls of a large fight outside of a Brooklyn nightclub called Club Rendez-Vous. Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant living in the United States since 1991, was involved in the fight between two women.
By True Crime Writer3 years ago in Criminal
Postcards from the Hanging
I was recently doing some background research into the ironically named “Redemption Era” in the United States when all the rights won by African-Americans in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era were systematically stripped away. I was rather distressed to see the language of the Church..”Redemption”... used to describe something so truly alien to anyone’s concept of compassion or God’s Kingdom.
By Julia Schulz3 years ago in Criminal